Paul David Chapman, 89, of Springdale, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Ashley Health and Rehab in Rogers.
He was born September 17, 1923 in Lavaca, Arkansas.
Paul served in the United States Navy on a Destroyer in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1952. Paul and his family previously resided in Magnolia and Little Rock before taking the position of Executive Director of Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority in 1962. He was the first person to hold this position in the state of Oklahoma. He retired in 1992 and moved back to Springdale where he was an active volunteer at the Jones Center, The V.A. Hospital and Meals on Wheels in Springdale.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Jo Bee Chapman of the home; one daughter, Paula Bolen of Springdale and one son, David Chapman and wife Donna of Springdale; three grandchildren, John Chapman, Blake Chapman and Hayley Gray and husband Jency; one sister, Lena Mayness of Lavaca and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 1pm at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale.
He was born September 17, 1923 in Lavaca, Arkansas.
Paul served in the United States Navy on a Destroyer in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1952. Paul and his family previously resided in Magnolia and Little Rock before taking the position of Executive Director of Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority in 1962. He was the first person to hold this position in the state of Oklahoma. He retired in 1992 and moved back to Springdale where he was an active volunteer at the Jones Center, The V.A. Hospital and Meals on Wheels in Springdale.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Jo Bee Chapman of the home; one daughter, Paula Bolen of Springdale and one son, David Chapman and wife Donna of Springdale; three grandchildren, John Chapman, Blake Chapman and Hayley Gray and husband Jency; one sister, Lena Mayness of Lavaca and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 1pm at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale.
Paul David Chapman, 89, of Springdale, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Ashley Health and Rehab in Rogers.
He was born September 17, 1923 in Lavaca, Arkansas.
Paul served in the United States Navy on a Destroyer in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1952. Paul and his family previously resided in Magnolia and Little Rock before taking the position of Executive Director of Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority in 1962. He was the first person to hold this position in the state of Oklahoma. He retired in 1992 and moved back to Springdale where he was an active volunteer at the Jones Center, The V.A. Hospital and Meals on Wheels in Springdale.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Jo Bee Chapman of the home; one daughter, Paula Bolen of Springdale and one son, David Chapman and wife Donna of Springdale; three grandchildren, John Chapman, Blake Chapman and Hayley Gray and husband Jency; one sister, Lena Mayness of Lavaca and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 1pm at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale.
He was born September 17, 1923 in Lavaca, Arkansas.
Paul served in the United States Navy on a Destroyer in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1952. Paul and his family previously resided in Magnolia and Little Rock before taking the position of Executive Director of Tulsa Urban Renewal Authority in 1962. He was the first person to hold this position in the state of Oklahoma. He retired in 1992 and moved back to Springdale where he was an active volunteer at the Jones Center, The V.A. Hospital and Meals on Wheels in Springdale.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Jo Bee Chapman of the home; one daughter, Paula Bolen of Springdale and one son, David Chapman and wife Donna of Springdale; three grandchildren, John Chapman, Blake Chapman and Hayley Gray and husband Jency; one sister, Lena Mayness of Lavaca and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 1pm at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale.
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